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English
Etymology
Transliteration of Sanskrit दान ( dāna ) or Pali dāna .
Noun
dana (uncountable )
The virtue of generosity or giving , a form of alms , in Indian philosophy.
Translations
Anagrams
Azerbaijani
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Turkic *tāna .
Noun
dana (definite accusative dananı , plural danalar )
calf
Declension
Descendants
Etymology 2
Contraction of dayna
Particle
dana ( dialectal )
modal particle indicating certainty or reassurance
Synonym: də
-Mənə pul ver! -Verdim dana !! Give me money! - But I've given !!
intensifier already
Synonym: də
Gəl çıx dana ! ― Will you come out already !
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Classical Persian دانا .
Adjective
dana (comparative danatər ) ( Classical Azerbaijani )
wise , knowledgeable
Synonyms: bilici , arif
1864 , Mirza Fatali Akhundov , Kəmalüdövlənin əvvəlinci məktubu ; quoted in Axundzadə M.F. Əsərləri. Üç cilddə. , 2005 , page 45 :Və külli-əhli-İran elə zənn edir ki, onlardan danatər aləmdə heç taifə yoxdur. And the entire population of Iran thinks that there is no people in the world more knowledgeable than themselves.
Further reading
Balinese
Romanization
dana
Romanization of ᬤᬦ
Romanization of ᬤᬵᬦ
Romanization of ᬥᬦ
Romanization of ᬥᬵᬦ
Esperanto
Etymology
dano + -a
Pronunciation
Adjective
dana (accusative singular danan , plural danaj , accusative plural danajn )
Danish
( la dana ) Clipping of la dana lingvo ( “ the Danish language ” )
Indonesian
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /da.na/
Hyphenation: da‧na
Etymology 1
From Malay dana , from Classical Malay dana , from Sanskrit धन ( dhana , “ money ” ) .
Noun
dana (plural dana -dana , first-person possessive danaku , second-person possessive danamu , third-person possessive dananya )
fund : a sum or source of money .
cost : amount of money that is required or used.
Synonym: biaya
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Malay dana , from Classical Malay dana , from Sanskrit दान ( dāna , “ generosity , giving ” ) .
Noun
dana (plural dana -dana , first-person possessive danaku , second-person possessive danamu , third-person possessive dananya )
( archaic ) generosity , giving
Synonyms: pemberian , hadiah , derma
Derived terms
Further reading
Javanese
Romanization
dana
Romanization of ꦢꦤ
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
Participle
dana
nominative singular feminine of dany
Maguindanao
Noun
dana
pus
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit दान ( dāna ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
dana (Jawi spelling دانا , plural dana -dana , informal 1st possessive danaku , 2nd possessive danamu , 3rd possessive dananya )
fund
Descendants
Further reading
Middle Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish dano .
Pronunciation
Particle
dana (always postpositive )
used to indicate that a clause contains an inference from what goes before : then , therefore
c. 1000 , “The Tale of Mac Da Thó's Pig ”, in Ernst Windisch , editor, Irische Texte , volume 1, published 1800 , section 1 :I n‑oen uair dana tancatar ocus techta Conchobair mic Nessa do chungid in chon chetna. At the same time, then, messengers came also from Conchobar Mac Nessa to ask for the same dog.
Further reading
Old Norse
Noun
dana
genitive plural of danir
Polish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈda.na/
Rhymes: -ana
Syllabification: da‧na
Adjective
dana
feminine nominative / vocative singular of dany
Further reading
dana in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Verb
dana
inflection of danar :
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
dȃna
genitive singular of dan
Noun
dánā
genitive plural of dan
Shona
Etymology
From *-jítana , an associative form from Proto-Bantu *-jɪ́ta ( “ to call ” ) .
Verb
-dáná (infinitive kudáná )
( Karanga , Zezuru ) call , summon
Synonym: -daidza
Sidamo
Pronunciation
Noun
dana m
color
beauty
Declension
Declension of dana
(masculine)
References
Kazuhiro Kawachi (2007 ) A grammar of Sidaama (Sidamo), a Cushitic language of Ethiopia , page 81
Slovincian
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German danne . Compare Kashubian dana .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈda.na/
Rhymes: -ana
Syllabification: da‧na
Noun
dana f
fir (genus Abies )
Further reading
Spanish
Noun
dana f (plural danas )
Alternative letter-case form of DANA
2024 November 8, Martí Domínguez, “Cuando ni las piedras hablan”, in El País :En cualquier caso, la culpabilidad del gobierno de Carlos Mazón en la nefasta gestión de la dana es incuestionable, y todos sus intentos y los de sus adláteres mediáticos de culpar a otros organismos del Estado (como la Aemet, la Confederación Hidrográfica del Júcar, etcétera) serían irrisorios si no fatigasen la infamia, que diría Jorge Luis Borges. (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish danne , from Middle Low German dan (past participle of don ), from Proto-Germanic *dōną . Cognate of German tun and English do .
Verb
dana (present danar , preterite danade , supine danat , imperative dana )
to shape , to create , to educate
Conjugation
Conjugation of dana (weak)
Derived terms
References
Anagrams
Turkish
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *tāna .
Pronunciation
Noun
dana (definite accusative danayı , plural danalar )
calf (young of cattle)
Declension
References
“dana ”, in Turkish dictionaries , Türk Dil Kurumu
Xhosa
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Verb
-dana?
( intransitive ) to disappoint
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template .
Yogad
Adjective
dana
old ( of objects )
Yoruba
Etymology
From dá ( “ to create ” ) + iná ( “ fire ” ) .
Pronunciation
Verb
dáná
( intransitive ) to cook
Synonym: sè
( literal ) to start a fire
Usage notes
Derived terms
Zulu
Etymology 1
From -de ( “ long, tall ” ) + -ana ( diminutive ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /daːna/
Adjective
-dana
Alternative form of -jana
Inflection
Derived terms
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /daːna/
Verb
-dana
to become sad
Synonym: -dabuka
Inflection
Tone L
Infinitive
ukudana
Positive
Negative
Infinitive
ukudana
ukungadani
Imperative
Simple
+ object concord
Singular
dana
-dane
Plural
danani
-daneni
Stative
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngidanile , ngidanē
engidanile , engidanē
ngidanile , ngidanē
angidanile , angidanē
engingadanile , engingadanē
ngingadanile , ngingadanē
2nd singular
udanile , udanē
odanile , odanē
udanile , udanē
awudanile , awudanē
ongadanile , ongadanē
ungadanile , ungadanē
1st plural
sidanile , sidanē
esidanile , esidanē
sidanile , sidanē
asidanile , asidanē
esingadanile , esingadanē
singadanile , singadanē
2nd plural
nidanile , nidanē
enidanile , enidanē
nidanile , nidanē
anidanile , anidanē
eningadanile , eningadanē
ningadanile , ningadanē
Class 1
udanile , udanē
odanile , odanē
edanile , edanē
akadanile , akadanē
ongadanile , ongadanē
engadanile , engadanē
Class 2
badanile , badanē
abadanile , abadanē
bedanile , bedanē
abadanile , abadanē
abangadanile , abangadanē
bengadanile , bengadanē
Class 3
udanile , udanē
odanile , odanē
udanile , udanē
awudanile , awudanē
ongadanile , ongadanē
ungadanile , ungadanē
Class 4
idanile , idanē
edanile , edanē
idanile , idanē
ayidanile , ayidanē
engadanile , engadanē
ingadanile , ingadanē
Class 5
lidanile , lidanē
elidanile , elidanē
lidanile , lidanē
alidanile , alidanē
elingadanile , elingadanē
lingadanile , lingadanē
Class 6
adanile , adanē
adanile , adanē
edanile , edanē
awadanile , awadanē
angadanile , angadanē
engadanile , engadanē
Class 7
sidanile , sidanē
esidanile , esidanē
sidanile , sidanē
asidanile , asidanē
esingadanile , esingadanē
singadanile , singadanē
Class 8
zidanile , zidanē
ezidanile , ezidanē
zidanile , zidanē
azidanile , azidanē
ezingadanile , ezingadanē
zingadanile , zingadanē
Class 9
idanile , idanē
edanile , edanē
idanile , idanē
ayidanile , ayidanē
engadanile , engadanē
ingadanile , ingadanē
Class 10
zidanile , zidanē
ezidanile , ezidanē
zidanile , zidanē
azidanile , azidanē
ezingadanile , ezingadanē
zingadanile , zingadanē
Class 11
ludanile , ludanē
oludanile , oludanē
ludanile , ludanē
aludanile , aludanē
olungadanile , olungadanē
lungadanile , lungadanē
Class 14
budanile , budanē
obudanile , obudanē
budanile , budanē
abudanile , abudanē
obungadanile , obungadanē
bungadanile , bungadanē
Class 15
kudanile , kudanē
okudanile , okudanē
kudanile , kudanē
akudanile , akudanē
okungadanile , okungadanē
kungadanile , kungadanē
Class 17
kudanile , kudanē
okudanile , okudanē
kudanile , kudanē
akudanile , akudanē
okungadanile , okungadanē
kungadanile , kungadanē
Present
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngiyadana , ngidana
engidanayo , engidana
ngidana
angidani
engingadani
ngingadani
2nd singular
uyadana , udana
odanayo , odana
udana
awudani
ongadani
ungadani
1st plural
siyadana , sidana
esidanayo , esidana
sidana
asidani
esingadani
singadani
2nd plural
niyadana , nidana
enidanayo , enidana
nidana
anidani
eningadani
ningadani
Class 1
uyadana , udana
odanayo , odana
edana
akadani
ongadani
engadani
Class 2
bayadana , badana
abadanayo , abadana
bedana
abadani
abangadani
bengadani
Class 3
uyadana , udana
odanayo , odana
udana
awudani
ongadani
ungadani
Class 4
iyadana , idana
edanayo , edana
idana
ayidani
engadani
ingadani
Class 5
liyadana , lidana
elidanayo , elidana
lidana
alidani
elingadani
lingadani
Class 6
ayadana , adana
adanayo , adana
edana
awadani
angadani
engadani
Class 7
siyadana , sidana
esidanayo , esidana
sidana
asidani
esingadani
singadani
Class 8
ziyadana , zidana
ezidanayo , ezidana
zidana
azidani
ezingadani
zingadani
Class 9
iyadana , idana
edanayo , edana
idana
ayidani
engadani
ingadani
Class 10
ziyadana , zidana
ezidanayo , ezidana
zidana
azidani
ezingadani
zingadani
Class 11
luyadana , ludana
oludanayo , oludana
ludana
aludani
olungadani
lungadani
Class 14
buyadana , budana
obudanayo , obudana
budana
abudani
obungadani
bungadani
Class 15
kuyadana , kudana
okudanayo , okudana
kudana
akudani
okungadani
kungadani
Class 17
kuyadana , kudana
okudanayo , okudana
kudana
akudani
okungadani
kungadani
Recent past
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngidanile , ngidanē
engidanile , engidanē
ngidanile , ngidanē
angidananga
engingadananga
ngingadananga
2nd singular
udanile , udanē
odanile , odanē
udanile , udanē
awudananga
ongadananga
ungadananga
1st plural
sidanile , sidanē
esidanile , esidanē
sidanile , sidanē
asidananga
esingadananga
singadananga
2nd plural
nidanile , nidanē
enidanile , enidanē
nidanile , nidanē
anidananga
eningadananga
ningadananga
Class 1
udanile , udanē
odanile , odanē
edanile , edanē
akadananga
ongadananga
engadananga
Class 2
badanile , badanē
abadanile , abadanē
bedanile , bedanē
abadananga
abangadananga
bengadananga
Class 3
udanile , udanē
odanile , odanē
udanile , udanē
awudananga
ongadananga
ungadananga
Class 4
idanile , idanē
edanile , edanē
idanile , idanē
ayidananga
engadananga
ingadananga
Class 5
lidanile , lidanē
elidanile , elidanē
lidanile , lidanē
alidananga
elingadananga
lingadananga
Class 6
adanile , adanē
adanile , adanē
edanile , edanē
awadananga
angadananga
engadananga
Class 7
sidanile , sidanē
esidanile , esidanē
sidanile , sidanē
asidananga
esingadananga
singadananga
Class 8
zidanile , zidanē
ezidanile , ezidanē
zidanile , zidanē
azidananga
ezingadananga
zingadananga
Class 9
idanile , idanē
edanile , edanē
idanile , idanē
ayidananga
engadananga
ingadananga
Class 10
zidanile , zidanē
ezidanile , ezidanē
zidanile , zidanē
azidananga
ezingadananga
zingadananga
Class 11
ludanile , ludanē
oludanile , oludanē
ludanile , ludanē
aludananga
olungadananga
lungadananga
Class 14
budanile , budanē
obudanile , obudanē
budanile , budanē
abudananga
obungadananga
bungadananga
Class 15
kudanile , kudanē
okudanile , okudanē
kudanile , kudanē
akudananga
okungadananga
kungadananga
Class 17
kudanile , kudanē
okudanile , okudanē
kudanile , kudanē
akudananga
okungadananga
kungadananga
Remote past
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngādana
engādana
ngādana
angidananga
engingadananga
ngingadananga
2nd singular
wādana
owādana
wādana
awudananga
ongadananga
ungadananga
1st plural
sādana
esādana
sādana
asidananga
esingadananga
singadananga
2nd plural
nādana
enādana
nādana
anidananga
eningadananga
ningadananga
Class 1
wādana
owādana
ādana
akadananga
ongadananga
engadananga
Class 2
bādana
abādana
bādana
abadananga
abangadananga
bengadananga
Class 3
wādana
owādana
wādana
awudananga
ongadananga
ungadananga
Class 4
yādana
eyādana
yādana
ayidananga
engadananga
ingadananga
Class 5
lādana
elādana
lādana
alidananga
elingadananga
lingadananga
Class 6
ādana
ādana
ādana
awadananga
angadananga
engadananga
Class 7
sādana
esādana
sādana
asidananga
esingadananga
singadananga
Class 8
zādana
ezādana
zādana
azidananga
ezingadananga
zingadananga
Class 9
yādana
eyādana
yādana
ayidananga
engadananga
ingadananga
Class 10
zādana
ezādana
zādana
azidananga
ezingadananga
zingadananga
Class 11
lwādana
olwādana
lwādana
aludananga
olungadananga
lungadananga
Class 14
bādana
obādana
bādana
abudananga
obungadananga
bungadananga
Class 15
kwādana
okwādana
kwādana
akudananga
okungadananga
kungadananga
Class 17
kwādana
okwādana
kwādana
akudananga
okungadananga
kungadananga
Potential
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngingadana
—
ngingadana
ngingedane
—
ngingedane
2nd singular
ungadana
—
ungadana
ungedane
—
ungedane
1st plural
singadana
—
singadana
singedane
—
singedane
2nd plural
ningadana
—
ningadana
ningedane
—
ningedane
Class 1
angadana
—
engadana
angedane
—
engedane
Class 2
bangadana
—
bengadana
bangedane
—
bengedane
Class 3
ungadana
—
ungadana
ungedane
—
ungedane
Class 4
ingadana
—
ingadana
ingedane
—
ingedane
Class 5
lingadana
—
lingadana
lingedane
—
lingedane
Class 6
angadana
—
engadana
angedane
—
engedane
Class 7
singadana
—
singadana
singedane
—
singedane
Class 8
zingadana
—
zingadana
zingedane
—
zingedane
Class 9
ingadana
—
ingadana
ingedane
—
ingedane
Class 10
zingadana
—
zingadana
zingedane
—
zingedane
Class 11
lungadana
—
lungadana
lungedane
—
lungedane
Class 14
bungadana
—
bungadana
bungedane
—
bungedane
Class 15
kungadana
—
kungadana
kungedane
—
kungedane
Class 17
kungadana
—
kungadana
kungedane
—
kungedane
Immediate future
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngizodana
engizodana
ngizodana
angizudana
engingezudana
ngingezudana
2nd singular
uzodana
ozodana
uzodana
awuzudana
ongezudana
ungezudana
1st plural
sizodana
esizodana
sizodana
asizudana
esingezudana
singezudana
2nd plural
nizodana
enizodana
nizodana
anizudana
eningezudana
ningezudana
Class 1
uzodana
ozodana
ezodana
akazudana
ongezudana
engezudana
Class 2
bazodana
abazodana
bezodana
abazudana
abangezudana
bengezudana
Class 3
uzodana
ozodana
uzodana
awuzudana
ongezudana
ungezudana
Class 4
izodana
ezodana
izodana
ayizudana
engezudana
ingezudana
Class 5
lizodana
elizodana
lizodana
alizudana
elingezudana
lingezudana
Class 6
azodana
azodana
ezodana
awazudana
angezudana
engezudana
Class 7
sizodana
esizodana
sizodana
asizudana
esingezudana
singezudana
Class 8
zizodana
ezizodana
zizodana
azizudana
ezingezudana
zingezudana
Class 9
izodana
ezodana
izodana
ayizudana
engezudana
ingezudana
Class 10
zizodana
ezizodana
zizodana
azizudana
ezingezudana
zingezudana
Class 11
luzodana
oluzodana
luzodana
aluzudana
olungezudana
lungezudana
Class 14
buzodana
obuzodana
buzodana
abuzudana
obungezudana
bungezudana
Class 15
kuzodana
okuzodana
kuzodana
akuzudana
okungezudana
kungezudana
Class 17
kuzodana
okuzodana
kuzodana
akuzudana
okungezudana
kungezudana
Remote future
Positive absolute
Positive relative
Positive participial
Negative absolute
Negative relative
Negative participial
1st singular
ngiyodana
engiyodana
ngiyodana
angiyudana
engingeyudana
ngingeyudana
2nd singular
uyodana
oyodana
uyodana
awuyudana
ongeyudana
ungeyudana
1st plural
siyodana
esiyodana
siyodana
asiyudana
esingeyudana
singeyudana
2nd plural
niyodana
eniyodana
niyodana
aniyudana
eningeyudana
ningeyudana
Class 1
uyodana
oyodana
eyodana
akayudana
ongeyudana
engeyudana
Class 2
bayodana
abayodana
beyodana
abayudana
abangeyudana
bengeyudana
Class 3
uyodana
oyodana
uyodana
awuyudana
ongeyudana
ungeyudana
Class 4
iyodana
eyodana
iyodana
ayiyudana
engeyudana
ingeyudana
Class 5
liyodana
eliyodana
liyodana
aliyudana
elingeyudana
lingeyudana
Class 6
ayodana
ayodana
eyodana
awayudana
angeyudana
engeyudana
Class 7
siyodana
esiyodana
siyodana
asiyudana
esingeyudana
singeyudana
Class 8
ziyodana
eziyodana
ziyodana
aziyudana
ezingeyudana
zingeyudana
Class 9
iyodana
eyodana
iyodana
ayiyudana
engeyudana
ingeyudana
Class 10
ziyodana
eziyodana
ziyodana
aziyudana
ezingeyudana
zingeyudana
Class 11
luyodana
oluyodana
luyodana
aluyudana
olungeyudana
lungeyudana
Class 14
buyodana
obuyodana
buyodana
abuyudana
obungeyudana
bungeyudana
Class 15
kuyodana
okuyodana
kuyodana
akuyudana
okungeyudana
kungeyudana
Class 17
kuyodana
okuyodana
kuyodana
akuyudana
okungeyudana
kungeyudana
Present subjunctive
Positive
Negative
1st singular
ngidane
ngingadani
2nd singular
udane
ungadani
1st plural
sidane
singadani
2nd plural
nidane
ningadani
Class 1
adane
angadani
Class 2
badane
bangadani
Class 3
udane
ungadani
Class 4
idane
ingadani
Class 5
lidane
lingadani
Class 6
adane
angadani
Class 7
sidane
singadani
Class 8
zidane
zingadani
Class 9
idane
ingadani
Class 10
zidane
zingadani
Class 11
ludane
lungadani
Class 14
budane
bungadani
Class 15
kudane
kungadani
Class 17
kudane
kungadani
Past subjunctive
Positive
Negative
1st singular
ngadana
ngangadana , angadana , angangadana
2nd singular
wadana
wangadana , awadana , awangadana
1st plural
sadana
sangadana , asadana , asangadana
2nd plural
nadana
nangadana , anadana , anangadana
Class 1
wadana
wangadana , akadana , akangadana
Class 2
badana
bangadana , abadana , abangadana
Class 3
wadana
wangadana , awadana , awangadana
Class 4
yadana
yangadana , ayadana , ayangadana
Class 5
ladana
langadana , aladana , alangadana
Class 6
adana
angadana , awadana , awangadana
Class 7
sadana
sangadana , asadana , asangadana
Class 8
zadana
zangadana , azadana , azangadana
Class 9
yadana
yangadana , ayadana , ayangadana
Class 10
zadana
zangadana , azadana , azangadana
Class 11
lwadana
lwangadana , alwadana , alwangadana
Class 14
badana
bangadana , abadana , abangadana
Class 15
kwadana
kwangadana , akwadana , akwangadana
Class 17
kwadana
kwangadana , akwadana , akwangadana
References